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Recognised as Colour

#4AB8CA

  • #4AB8CA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#4AB8CA is a cyan with RGB values 74, 184, 202 and HSL 188°, 55%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#4AB8CA#4AB8CA
HEX#4AB8CA
RGBrgb(74, 184, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.7216, 0.7922
RGB percentages29%, 72.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(188.4, 54.7%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.4, 63.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK63.4%, 8.9%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,896,970
CSS custom property--colour: #4AB8CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#B54735

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8B2CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A4CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.8Cadetblue · ΔE 15Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.1Light seagreen · ΔE 17.3Dark cyan · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA5C4A
Analogous#4ACA9C, #4A78CA
Triadic#CA4AB8, #B8CA4A
Split complementary#CA4A78, #CA9C4A
Tetradic#9C4ACA, #CA5C4A, #78CA4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F6F8
Lighter +30%#C0E6ED
Lighter +20%#99D7E1
Lighter +10%#71C7D6
Darker −10%#339DAE
Darker −20%#277987
Darker −30%#1C565F
Darker −40%#103238
More saturated +25%#2DCDE7
Less saturated −25%#67A3AD

Channel breakdown

R74
G184
B202
Red74 (29%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue188.44°
Saturation (HSL)54.7%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G B8 · B CA

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